( kaylee bryant, 18, she/her ) class is in session for JADE WARBECK. the student file says they’re a WITCH belonging to house VOLTA and currently a EIGHTH year. we see here they are DEFLECTING and SECRETIVE, but they’re also DYNAMIC and INDEPENDENT. we wish them good luck in the new school year, where they’ll learn TRANSFIGURATION.
jade vivienne brantley was born to a pureblooded couple who missed nothing more than being human. they had to decided to live as non-practicing witches in some white picket fence neighbourhood. jade expressed essentially as soon as she could that she didn’t agree, was enamoured with magic and possibility, and she felt like being kept from her full potential was a true betrayal. her parents were disappointed, made sure she was aware of it from an early age ( a total lack of parental affection and care is abundantly clear, after all ), but accepted their ‘ defeat ’ early. they put little to no effort into raising her and, on the day of her eleventh birthday, ensured she was shipped promptly off to arcanas. she thought of it as a birthday present but she doesn’t think that’s what they were celebrating. ( she’s pretty sure she has at least three other siblings out there, all named after the many ways she failed as a daughter. she’s never been back to check, nor does she care to. but still. ) she met ansem warbeck shortly after she enrolled, as part of a mentorship scheme between first years and tenth years, and their relationship was tumultuous at first. to say the least. but, as the year went by, they discovered that they were more alike than they cared to admit initially. he assumed legal guardianship of her that same year and was adopted four years later. at fifteen, she legally became jade ansel warbeck. she never liked her middle name either, so she changed it and officially became her father’s 2.0 with no regret. ( she also didn’t tell ansem she planned on changing her middle name until the day of the adoption. did he cry? yes. did she ask him not to so she wouldn’t and cry anyway? also yes. )
along the way, she moved in with him and his ex wife. she could tell that everything wasn’t a fairytale early enough, and so when ansem sat her down to tell her a divorce was coming she wasn’t entirely surprised. ansem reassured her they’d both still be her parents, that it was civil, and that she could go see her mom whenever she wanted. it actually worked out really well for her. jude, however, was more of a surprise. she’s not saying her father has a type, but he does, and it’s people he went to school with at arcanas. ( no judgement. but acknowledgement feels important. ) none the less, she likes him. she vibes with his old, ghost infested house. it has a rustic horror movie vibe if you turn all the lights off at midnight and run through the hallway really fast. ( she has not done this. obviously. ) the only downside is that their cat, jessica, has started to stand on faces. she can only assume in protest. none the less, that does not spark joy for her.
on the note of creating a 2.0, she also managed to fall for someone she’s been going round the houses with for almost seven years now. she fell for kit ward ( yes, the same kit ward who pulled her hair on the playground ) wholeheartedly and she’d say reluctantly but honestly? she’d be a liar. they have a complicated relationship. they aren’t together but they also aren’t not together. kit sleeps over with her more often than not ( she’d sleep over all the if jade got her way ) and, unbelievably, they are in kind of every aspect of the other’s life. jade knows kit’s brother, kit knows her family. almost everyone knows them by reputation. they scream until they don’t, and then they break the no sex on campus rule repeatedly. ( with no remorse. she spends a lot of her life in detention. ) whether she likes it or not, she loves kit. she’d rather die than tell her that, but she thinks the possessiveness is enough. ( god forbid, anyone look at kit the wrong way. she has a ... jealous streak. )
she also managed to make herself a few friends in her time at arcanas, but the one that stands out most is henley. she’d take a bullet for her wild, mystical, fairy ass. no hesitation. ( not to the heart, calm down. but the shoulder? she’s 100% game for a war wound. henley’s too good, too pure tm and she thinks kit would probably find it hot too. win win. ) they came into the same house when they were both eleven, fist bumped each other during a ritual that to this day jade doesn’t fully understand and thus, sealed the contact of their friendship. it stands to this day. she could also count rome, track team president, but really she’s just a huge fan of making his life hell and running approximately one lap at practice before she pulls kit under the bleachers with no shame. ( if they’re lucky. ) other honourable mentions include: morgan, who loves kit, so she loves him by default. kit has an actual friend, she’s proud. ella, who she kind of vibes with. she thinks the way she talks is kind of funny but hey, not her circus, not her monkeys.
she would tell ansem first and foremost. she’d want him to know because she figures he’d have the answer. and if he didn’t, he’d know how to get one. which is a pretty good choice, all things considered. and after that, she would tell kit. which might be a not so great choice on her behalf. she literally can’t keep her mouth shut.
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